White, E.B. 1952. CHARLOTTE’S WEB. Ill. by Garth Williams. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 059030271X
CHARLOTTE’S WEB is a traditional tale that teaches the lesson that friendship can come from unlikely places. In this story, Wilbur the pig is saved from an untimely death by two different friends, a girl and a spider. Charlotte, the spider, uses her web building skill to incorporate words, like “some pig”, about Wilbur in her web. Creating a stir over the pig, Wilbur becomes famous and taken to the fair. When Charlotte is left behind at the fair, Wilbur promises to look after her egg sac.
William’s simplistic pencil sketches add emphasis to the story, as they are intermingled with the text. The story contains energetic characters that touch the reader and bring sympathy for the situation that Wilbur is in. Reaching out to everyone as a friend, Wilbur inspires his friends to go the extra mile to help save his life. Even with the death of Charlotte at the end of the story, there is a “happily ever after” tone as Charlotte’s eggs hatch from the egg sac. Some of the spiderlings venture off into the world and others stay for Wilbur to look after in the barn.
Pairing the book with movie segments would be a good way to teach concepts such as setting and characterization. This book could also be paired with books about spiders to find the spider facts and fallacies in the story.
CHARLOTTE’S WEB is a traditional tale that teaches the lesson that friendship can come from unlikely places. In this story, Wilbur the pig is saved from an untimely death by two different friends, a girl and a spider. Charlotte, the spider, uses her web building skill to incorporate words, like “some pig”, about Wilbur in her web. Creating a stir over the pig, Wilbur becomes famous and taken to the fair. When Charlotte is left behind at the fair, Wilbur promises to look after her egg sac.
William’s simplistic pencil sketches add emphasis to the story, as they are intermingled with the text. The story contains energetic characters that touch the reader and bring sympathy for the situation that Wilbur is in. Reaching out to everyone as a friend, Wilbur inspires his friends to go the extra mile to help save his life. Even with the death of Charlotte at the end of the story, there is a “happily ever after” tone as Charlotte’s eggs hatch from the egg sac. Some of the spiderlings venture off into the world and others stay for Wilbur to look after in the barn.
Pairing the book with movie segments would be a good way to teach concepts such as setting and characterization. This book could also be paired with books about spiders to find the spider facts and fallacies in the story.
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